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Over the years a large number of books have ben written about the American Civil War navies. Most pay relatively little attention to the actual organization of the Union and Confederate Navies. The principal squadrons are only vaguely mentioned, and most accounts of naval actions (or operations involving navy-army co-operation) list only a small... more » portion of the squadrons' strength. This book attempts to answer three basic questions about the Civil War navies: What ships were assigned to each squadron? Who cammanded each squadron? Which ships served as the various squadrons' flagships?« less